[oe] bitbake fetch vs fetchall?

[Robert P. J. Day]

   based on a quick google, i realize i'm not the only person who's
once been burned by not knowing about the bitbake "fetchall" command
versus the "fetch" command.  and i'm aware that, if one wants to fetch
absolutely *all* software required for a given target, one must use
"fetchall".

  so, first, what's the difference between these two commands?  and,
second, there's precious little explanation in the current OE user
manual about "fetchall".  in fact, in the user manual, there is the
explanation:

fetch

    Try to download all of the required source files, but don't do
anything else with them.

which would seem to be slightly misleading and is bound to trip
someone up.  should not the user manual be extended to describe
"fetchall"?

rday

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